The local churches have many responsibilities and functions, but we feel the three
following areas represent the most basic and important ways we have of working together
to advance God’s Kingdom.

● Strengthening churches - No matter how many churches we start or how large our
churches grow they will not have a meaningful impact on the Kingdom of God if they
are not Biblically solid and growing in depth and faithfulness. We know that it will
take strong, Biblical, healthy churches to maintain and advance the Gospel and to
continue teaching the Word.

● Sharing Christ- Of all the ways that the Christian church ministers to mankind,
being a faithful and active witness for the death, burial and resurrection of Christ
is our greatest responsibility to the world. Our churches have a great opportunity
to voluntarily cooperate together in obeying the Great Commission (Matthew 28:19-20).

● Starting churches- The magnitude of the task of sharing Christ with the lost population
of our region compels us to start new churches to be consistent Gospel witnesses
in every community, to every ethnicity, affinity and people group. We recognize that
it is the Holy Spirit who directs and allows the establishment of new local churches
(Acts 16:6).

These convictions and priorities will enable us to be an association whose purpose
is to be obedient to this vision that surpasses any individual church to the glory
of God. Therefore, our vision of God must remain greater than our fear of sacrifice.